Pick up from your hotel at 8:30 a.m. Then transfer to the little village of Imlil (1h30m) where you begin your trek.

Heading along the Imlil Valley, we first pass the village of Aremd and then onto the shrine of Sidi Chamarouch. We reach it by crossing the floodplains as/and? our route takes us along a mule trail. Having crossed the river we eventually come to the pastoral shrine of Sidi Chamarouch, which attracts tourists and pilgrims.

From here the trail continues to climb steadily, snaking and zigzagging its way up to Toubkal refuge (3207m), our stop for the night.